Fafana Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fafana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fafana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin391:265,01522,836
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Fafana (61) may also be a first name.

Fafana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fafana Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fafana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻓﺎﻧﺎ, Russian: Фафана) is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fafana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Fafana reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name globally, held by 61 people.

This surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 265,015. In Benin it is most common in: Donga Department, where 62 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 15 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 15 percent are found. Beside Benin this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 14 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found.

Fafana Last Name Statistics demography

Fafana earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fafanas921/
Fafanah921/
Fafanna921/
Fofana83592,306/
Vafana83303/
Fafani8326/
Fafona8322/
Fafane838/
Fafano835/
Fefana833/
Fafena831/
Fofanah7760,461/
Fofanna77111/
Phafana7750/
Foufana7713/
Foffana7710/
Faffani775/
Ffofana773/
Fofanai772/
Fofanaa772/
Fgafona771/
Feffana771/
Foofana771/
Fafaine771/
Fasfani771/
Faifane771/
Fafanyo771/
Faafano771/
Fodfana771/
Foefana771/
Fofanay771/
Fofanoa771/
Fofannah7147/
Fofanaia717/
Foufanah711/
Fofanaih711/
Phofaana711/
Feafanes711/
Fofano67322/
Fofona67216/
Fafone67109/
Fofani67108/
Fofane6718/
Fofanh6713/
Fófano6710/
Fafono677/
Fofaná671/
Vafona671/
Fofena671/

Fafana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fafana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻓﺎﻧﺎfafana50
ﺃﻓﺎﻓﺎﻧﺎafafana16.67
ﻓﻮﻓﺎﻧﺎfwfana16.67
ﺍﻓﺎﻓﺎﻧﺎafafana16.67
Fafana in the Russian language
Фафанаfafana-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fafana
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